The Ministry of Communications on 21st May 2022, has cautioned public to be safe from unscrupulous companies/agencies/individuals who promise hefty monthly rental payment for installation of Mobile Tower.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has informed that neither DoT nor TRAI is involved in leasing/renting the premises for installation of mobile towers. Also, DoT/TRAI or its officers do not issue any “No Objection Certificate” for the installation of mobile towers.
A mobile tower may be installed by either Telecom Service provider or Infrastructure Provider (IP-1) as per their licensing/registration conditions. The public are cautioned that before they entertain any offer for installation of tower, they should verify the authenticity of TSP/IP-1 from DoT website.
Further in case any company/agency/individual is asking for advance or for application fee or for money in any form before actual installation of tower, public is hereby cautioned to be extra careful and verify the credentials of the company. Normally, NO TSP or IP-I company asks for any advance money for installation of tower.
If any person comes across any such fraudulent activity then he/she may report the incident to local police authorities. In addition, the local field unit of DoT may also be contacted whose contact details are available on DoT website and accessible at https://dot.gov.in/relatedlinks/director-general-telecom. The contact details of the local DOT field unit who may be contacted is given below:-
JTO(Compliance) O/o Sr. Deputy Director General, DoT Mumbai LSA, 5th Floor, Technical Wing, Saki Vihar Telephone Exch. Bldg., Saki Vihar Road, Andheri(E), Mumbai – 400072
Email: jtoc.mb-dgt-dot@gov.in ; Phone: 022-28472605.
